Written Question·Treasury·UIN 107828

Childminding: Tax Allowances

Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of the 10% wear and tear allowance for child minders within Making Tax Digital on the level of complexity for users of the system.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
At Budget 2025 the Government confirmed that the standard rules for calculating income tax would apply to childminders within Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax. We will phase in this change between 2026 and 2028, in line with MTD for Income Tax thre...

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